Wire-reel



(N0 Model.)

L. RIVERS.

WIRE REEL.

Patented July" 29, 1884.

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siren @rares Partnr @rr-ici'9 LEVIS RIVERS, OF IVORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS.

REEL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 302,591, dated July 29, 1884.

Application filed February 4, 18811. (No model.)

To all whom it 71mg concern,.-

Be it known that I, Lnwi's Rivnns, of Worcester, in the county of orccster and State of l\Iassachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inVire-Iteels; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, and' in which- Figure 1 represents a wire-reel in plan View with my improvements applied thereto. Fig. 2 represents aside view or elevation of the reel shown in Fig. l. Fig. 3 represents a transverse or cross section through the reel, taken on line c b, Fig. 2, looking down, sl1ow ing a plan view of the bottom plate of said reel; and Fig. 4L represents a central vertical section through the reel, taken on line c d, Fig. l, looking in the direction indicated by arrow c, same figure.

My invention relates to improvements on what are known as wi1e-1eels or wireblades 7 in the manufacture of wire and simi lar strands of metal, said reels7 or blades 7 being employed for supporting and holding` the coils of wire in the tanks or other recepta cles containing the liquor used for coating said wire preparatory to the operation of drawing the same through the reducing-dies in the ordinary way.

Said invention consists in the construction and arrangement hereinafter more fully described, whereby said reels or blades are greatly strengthened and made more durable, while at the same time they may be more easily adjusted or taken apart for repairs or renewal oi" any ofthe parts than those now in use.

To enable those skilled in the art to which my invention belongs to make and use the same, I will proceed to describe it moi-ein dctail.

In the drawings, j" represents the bottom plate of the rcel or blade; g, the top plate, and 71 h the vertical arms or spokes extendingbetween said bottom and top plates. The part marked is a vertical hollow shaft, which is i provided with threads 9' for a short distance from both ends. rIhe bottom of said hollow shalt 'e is rigidly screwed into a central threaded opening formed in the bottom plate, j', while its upper end passes through a smooth opening, g', formed in the top plate, g, and extends a short distance above the top of said plate, as is shown in Fig. 4- of the drawings, so that a hollow holding-nut, I, may be screwed onto its end, and turneduptight against the top surface of said plate `f/,to hold the several parts of the reel or blade securelyin position after the arms or spokes lil /L have been iitted in place, as shown in the drawings. The bottoms of the arms or spokes 71 7i are held at the bottom in recesses or sockets Z, formed in the bottoni plate, j', and their upper ends in sockets formed in the top plate, g, and by means of studs or pins m, also formed on the bottom of top plate, g, which latter enter correspondingly-shaped holes formed in upper ends of the arms or spokes.

By the aforesaid construction and arrangement it will be seen that by turning the hollow nut 7s against the top plate, g, as before described, at'ter the arms it h have been adj usted in position, as shown in the drawings, the several parts of the reel or blade are very securely and rigidly held in position, and when any of the arms require to be repaired 6r renewed the operation may be performed in a very easy and expeditious manner by simply turning'the nut 7c so as te allow the parts to be removed, and then tightening it up again after the adjustment or renewal of said parts.

In practice I design to make all the parts of my improved reel or blade, with the excep tion of the arms or spokes h h, of metal or a composition of metals such as will resist as far as is possible the chemical action of the liquor in which the reel or blade is immersed and turns in the process of drawing wire. The arms I propose to make ot wood in the ordinary way; but7 if preferred, those also may be made ot' hollow metal of the above description. Provision is made for tightening the coil of wire upon thereel or blade when it becomes loose, or, if it does not lit tightly over said rcel, by making one of the arms or spokes 7i adjustable. Its lower end is held in place in the same manner as the other arms, it; but its upper end is arranged to be drawn 'forward by hand, and lfastened by a pin, h2,

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inserted vertically through thel top plate, g, several vertical openings being made in the upper end of the arm h', so that it may be fastened in several adjusted positions. All of the arms are provided upon their outer sides with the usual vertical guard wires or rods, a, fastened at the bottom in a circular socket formed in the bottom plate, f, and at the top by driving the bent end n into the body of the arms. The reel or blade is suspended and turns -on a central vertical shaft or spindle, q, rigidly fastened to the bottom of the tank or other receptacle which contains the liquor for preparing the wire for drawing. Said upright spindle q extends up through the hollow shaft i, and abuts against the hollow nut 7c, which acts as the fulcrum for the reel. It is made conical-shaped, and the top of the spindle also correspondingly shaped, as is shown in Fig. 4, so las to produce less friction and a proper action of the reel. The bottom plate, f, of the reel is provided withl openings obetweeu the arms 7i h', and openings p under said arms,

to allow the liquor to flow out when the reel shaft, its holding-nut, and the arms or spokes is removed from the recept-acle in which it is placed.

It will be obvious to those skilled in the art to which my invention appertains that by the employment of a hollow shaft, i, such as hereinbefore described, which acts as a long bearing for the pivot-spindle 1, a much more even and regular turning motion is imparted to the reel in drawing or uncoiling the wire from the same than by the old form or style of reels now in use. Then, again, the reel, as a whole, is much stronger, and consequently more durable and less liable to get out of repair, than the said old form of reels.

Although my improved reel or blade is more especially designed for use in wire-drawing, 7 after the wire has been coated by immersion in a suitable liquor, as before described, and drawn 7 or reduced while said coating is still moist, it may be employed for holding wire at any other stage in its manufacture without departing from the principle of my invention.

Having described my improvements in wire reels or blades, what I claim therein as new and of my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A wire reel or blade having metallic bottom and top'plates, acentral vertical hollow shaft, and a hollow holding-nut, in combination with the vertical connecting arms or spokes of said reel or blade, and its vertical central pivot-spindle, constructed and arranged substantially as shown and described, for the purpose stated.

2. In a wire rcel or blade, the. combination of the bottom plate, the connecting tubular provided with vertical openings in their upper ends, with the metallic top plate provided with vertical studs or pins adapted to fit and hold in the verticalopenings in the arms or spokes aforesaid, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

Vitnesses:

ALBERT A. BARRIER, WALTER B. NoURsE.

Lnws nivnas. 

